ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff
	House: HHS DP 12-0-0-0 | Third Read: 48-9-3-0-0 Senate: RAGE DPA/SE 7-0-0-0 |Third Read: 29-1-0-0

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HB 2072: lactation care providers; certification

NOW: Cesar Chavez day; repeal

Sponsor: Representative Fink, LD 27

Senate Engrossed

The House Engrossed version of HB 2072 creates an optional state certification program for lactation care providers under the Arizona Department of Health Services. Sets application, qualification, rulemaking, fee and disciplinary requirements for regulating lactation care providers. Establishes the Lactation Care Providers Community Advisory Committee and outlines membership and duties.

The Senate adopted a strike-everything amendment that does the following:

Overview

Contains an emergency measure that repeals Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day.

History

Laws 2000 Ch. 70 made March 31 of each year Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day as a non-legal holiday.

Title 1 Ch. 3 outlines legal holidays and non-legal holidays. Public offices and courts must close on legal holidays with certain outlined exceptions. The following days are considered legal holidays: 1) New Year's Day; 2) Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day; 3) Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day; 4) Mothers' Day; 5) Memorial Day; 6) Native American Day; 7) Fathers' Day; 8) Independence Day; 9) American Family Day; 10) National Navajo Code Talkers Day; 11) Labor Day; 12) Constitution Commemoration Day; 13) Columbus Day; 14) Veterans' Day; 15) Thanksgiving Day; 16) Christmas Day (A.R.S. §§ 1-301, 1-302).

Provisions

1. Repeals Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez day. (Sec. 1)

2. Contains an emergency measure clause. (Sec. 2)

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6. Initials ML                       HB 2072

7. 3/29/2026  Page 0 Senate Engrossed

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